2009 Women's Hockey Champions Challenge I

The 2009 Women's Hockey Champions Challenge I is the fifth tournament of the field hockey championship for women. It was held from 11 to 18 October 2009 in Cape Town, South Africa. The tournament was won by New Zealand and promoted to the Champions Trophy in 2011.

2009 Women's Hockey Champions Challenge I
Tournament details
Host countrySouth Africa
CityCape Town
Dates11 October – 18 October
Teams7
Venue(s)Hartleyvale Stadium
Final positions
Champions New Zealand (2nd title)
Runner-up South Africa
Third place Japan
Tournament statistics
Matches played18
Goals scored50 (2.78 per match)
Top scorer(s)New Zealand Clarissa Eshuis
South Africa Farah Fredericks (4 goals)
Best playerNew Zealand Gemma Flynn
2007 (previous) (next) 2011

Results

All times are South African Standard Time (UTC+02:00)

Pool A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  South Africa (H) 3 3 0 0 8 2 +6 9 Advanced to Medal Round
2  Japan 3 2 0 1 8 4 +4 6
3  Chile 3 0 1 2 0 2 2 1
4  Azerbaijan 3 0 1 2 0 8 8 1
Source: FIH
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.[1]
(H) Hosts
11 October 2009
14:00
Japan  5–0  Azerbaijan
Komazawa field hockey ball 16'
Yamada field hockey ball 31'
Murakami field hockey ball 34'
Iwao field hockey ball 44'
Nagayama field hockey ball 54'
Report
Umpires:
Soledad Iparraguirre (ARG)
Kelly Hudson (NZL)
11 October 2009
17:00
Chile  0–1  South Africa
Report Taylor field hockey ball 8'
Umpires:
Julie Ashton-Lucy (AUS)
Irene Clelland (SCO)

12 October 2009
15:00
Chile  0–0  Azerbaijan
Report
Umpires:
Michelle Joubert (RSA)
Claire Adenot (FRA)
12 October 2009
17:00
South Africa  4–2  Japan
Wilson field hockey ball 12'
Bright field hockey ball 29'
Fredericks field hockey ball 37'
Woods field hockey ball 57'
Report Arai field hockey ball 13', 68'
Umpires:
Frances Block (ENG)
Carol Metchette (IRL)

14 October 2009
13:00
Japan  1–0  Chile
Nakashima field hockey ball 21' Report
Umpires:
Julie Ashton-Lucy (AUS)
Michelle Joubert (RSA)
14 October 2009
17:00
South Africa  3–0  Azerbaijan
Fredericks field hockey ball 11', 18'
Russell field hockey ball 64'
Report
Umpires:
Frances Block (ENG)
Kelly Hudson (NZL)

Pool B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  New Zealand 2 2 0 0 7 2 +5 6 Advanced to Medal Round
2  Spain 2 1 0 1 4 4 0 3
3  Italy 2 0 0 2 3 8 5 0
Source: FIH
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.[1]
11 October 2009
12:00
Spain  4–1  Italy
Comerma field hockey ball 3', 50'
Piñeiro field hockey ball 28'
Muñoz field hockey ball 49'
Report Pacella field hockey ball 40'
Umpires:
Frances Block (ENG)
Michelle Joubert (RSA)

12 October 2009
13:00
New Zealand  3–0  Spain
Sharland field hockey ball 2'
Eshuis field hockey ball 20'
Punt field hockey ball 49'
Report
Umpires:
Soledad Iparraguirre (ARG)
Irene Clelland (SCO)

14 October 2009
15:00
Italy  2–4  New Zealand
Faustini field hockey ball 17', 32' Report Glynn field hockey ball 30'
Punt field hockey ball 32'
Harrison field hockey ball 52'
Eshuis field hockey ball 68'
Umpires:
Carol Metchette (IRL)
Claire Adenot (FRA)

Pool C

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  South Africa (H) 3 2 1 0 8 5 +3 7 Advanced to Final
2  New Zealand 3 1 1 1 6 4 +2 4
3  Japan 3 1 1 1 3 4 1 4
4  Spain 3 0 1 2 0 4 4 1
Source: FIH
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.[1]
(H) Hosts
15 October 2009
13:00
South Africa  3–3  New Zealand
Wilson field hockey ball 2'
Fredericks field hockey ball 19'
Marescia field hockey ball 34'
Report Sharland field hockey ball 17', 60'
Eshuis field hockey ball 66'
Umpires:
Julie Ashton-Lucy (AUS)
Carol Metchette (IRL)
15 October 2009
17:00
Spain  0–0  Japan
Report
Umpires:
Soledad Iparraguirre (ARG)
Claire Adenot (FRA)

17 October 2009
13:00
South Africa  1–0  Spain
Taylor field hockey ball 47' Report
Umpires:
Kelly Hudson (NZL)
Julie Ashton-Lucy (AUS)
17 October 2009
15:00
New Zealand  0–1  Japan
Report Nagayama field hockey ball 68'
Umpires:
Soledad Iparraguirre (ARG)
Carol Metchette (IRL)

Pool D

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1  Italy 2 1 1 0 3 2 +1 4
2  Chile 2 0 2 0 1 1 0 2
3  Azerbaijan 2 0 1 1 1 2 1 1
Source: FIH
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.[1]
15 October 2009
15:00
Italy  1–1  Chile
Singh field hockey ball 35' Report D. Caram field hockey ball 68'
Umpires:
Irene Clelland (SCO)
Kelly Hudson (NZL)

17 October 2009
11:00
Azerbaijan  1–2  Italy
M. Aliyeva field hockey ball 68' Report Quaranta field hockey ball 30'
Zucca field hockey ball 66'
Umpires:
Michelle Joubert (RSA)
Frances Block (ENG)

Fifth and sixth place

18 October 2009
11:00
Italy  3–0  Chile
Franco field hockey ball 39', 60'
Singh field hockey ball 66'
Report
Umpires:
Michelle Joubert (RSA)
Claire Adenot (FRA)

Third and fourth place

18 October 2009
13:30
Japan  1–0  Spain
Komazawa field hockey ball 67' Report
Umpires:
Carol Metchette (IRL)
Frances Block (ENG)

Final

18 October 2009
16:00
South Africa  1–2  New Zealand
Woods field hockey ball 64' Report Punt field hockey ball 17'
Eshuis field hockey ball 31'
Umpires:
Julie Ashton-Lucy (AUS)
Soledad Iparraguirre (ARG)

Awards

Player of the Tournament Top Goalscorers Goalkeeper of the Tournament Fair Play
New Zealand Gemma Flynn New Zealand Clarissa Eshuis
South Africa Farah Fredericks
South Africa Mariette Rix  South Africa

Statistics

Final standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1st place, gold medalist(s)  New Zealand 5 3 1 1 12 7 +5 10 Qualified for FIH Champions Trophy
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  South Africa (H) 6 4 1 1 13 7 +6 13
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Japan 6 4 1 1 10 4 +6 13
4  Spain 5 1 1 3 4 6 2 4
5  Italy 5 2 1 2 9 10 1 7 Relegated to FIH Champions Challenge II
6  Chile 5 0 2 3 1 6 5 2
7  Azerbaijan 4 0 1 3 1 10 9 1
Source: FIH
(H) Hosts

Goalscorers

There were 50 goals scored in 18 matches, for an average of 2.78 goals per match.

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

Source: FIH

References

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